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August 2015
Hot Watts
OAEC
Published monthly by Cookson Hills Electric Cooperative, Inc.
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President - District 4
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Joe Ogle Trustee - District 6
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STAFF Kendall Beck, General Manager
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Energy Efficiency
A change for the better It’s the liƩle things When it comes to energy efficiency in the home, some mes small changes can make a big impact. A small, unglamorous task like changing the filters on your HVAC system makes your unit run more efficiently – keeping your house cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter. It also saves money. And the savings gained from having your system run more efficiently can be applied to more fun or entertaining pursuits that your family can enjoy together. The lowdown on dirt As you move around your home, you drive dust into the air from carpets, furniture and drapes. Regardless of where it comes from, dust and dirt trapped in a system’s air filter leads to several problems, including: • Reduced air flow in the home and up to 15 percent higher opera ng costs. • Costly duct cleaning or replacement. • Lowered system efficiency. Making the switch Now, that you know the facts, it’s me to get busy changing or cleaning the air filter in your hea ng/cooling system. Many HVAC professionals recommend that you clean or change the filter on your air condi oner or furnace monthly. It’s simple and easy, and in many cases, it only takes a few minutes. Filters are available in a variety of types and efficiencies, rated by a Minimum Efficiency Repor ng Value (MERV). MERV, a method developed by the American Society of
By Anne Prince Hea ng, Refrigera ng and Air-Condi oning Engineers, tests filter effec veness. The higher the MERV number, the higher the filter’s effec veness at keeping dust out of your system. While most types of filters must be replaced, some filters are reusable. And don’t forget about the winter months. Your hea ng system 1027303 needs to work as efficiently as possible to keep you warm (and your loved one feeling snuggly), and a clean air filter helps it do just that. Hea ng and cooling professionals recommend turning your system off before changing the air filter. Make sure that the arrow on the filter – which indicates the direc on of the airflow – is poin ng toward the blower motor. When you’ve made the change, turn your system back on.
A teachable moment Beyond saving money and improving the air quality in your home, changing your air filter is a great opportunity to teach your family more about energy efficiency. Consider ge ng everyone involved, and the en re family will learn how simple changes can make a big difference. Anne Prince writes on consumer and coopera ve affairs for the Na onal Rural Electric Coopera ve Associa on, the Arlington, Va.-based service arm of the na on’s 900-plus consumer-owned, not-for-profit electric coopera ves.
Watt’s Cooking? Twinkie Desert
Submi ed by Janice Forrester
Twinkies Bananas Strawberries Cool Whip 1 pkg instant vanilla pudding
Line the bo om of a 9x13-inch pan with Twinkies that have been split in half lengthwise. Cover with a layer of sliced strawberries, then a layer of sliced bananas. Prepare pudding according to direc ons. Spread over bananas and strawberries. Top with cool whip. Refrigerate. August 2015 - 3
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ŽƵƌ ĂƌĞĂ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ũƵƐƚ ƌĞƚƵƌŶĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶ ƵŶĨŽƌŐĞƩĂďůĞ ĐŚĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ Ă ůŝĨĞƟŵĞ ƚƌŝƉ ƚŚĂƚ ŚĂƐ ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌ ĐŚĂŶŐĞĚ ƚŚĞŝƌ ůŝǀĞƐ͘ dŚĞ KŬůĂŚŽŵĂ zŽƵƚŚ dŽƵƌ ƚŽ tĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ͕ ͘ ͘ ǁĂƐ :ƵŶĞ ϭϮ ʹ ϭϴ͕ ϮϬϭϱ͘ ZĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƟŶŐ , ƚŚŝƐ LJĞĂƌ ǁĞƌĞ͗ <ĂLJůĞĞ ŚŝůĚĞƌƐ͕ DƵůĚƌŽǁ ,ŝŐŚ ^ĐŚŽŽů͕ ĚĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ ŽĨ >ŝƐĂ ĂŶĚ 'ĂƌLJ ŚŝůĚĞƌƐ :ƌ͖͘ ,ĂŶŶĂŚ ,Žůƚ͕ 'ĂŶƐ ,ŝŐŚ ^ĐŚŽŽů͕ ĚĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ ŽĨ dŽŶLJĂ ĂŶĚ dƌĞŶƚ ,Žůƚ͖ :ĞƐƐŝĐĂ DĂŐŝĞ͕ ĞŶƚƌĂů ,ŝŐŚ ^ĐŚŽŽů͕ ĚĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ ŽĨ ŚƌŝƐ DĂŐŝĞ ĂŶĚ ZŽďĞƌƚ DĂŐŝĞ͖ ĂŶĚ ^ŚĂĚŽǁ DĐ ĂŝŶ͕ ĞŶƚƌĂů ,ŝŐŚ ^ĐŚŽŽů͕ ĚĂƵŐŚƚĞƌ ŽĨ dĂƌĂ DĐ ĂŝŶ ĂŶĚ 'ƌĞŐ DĐ ĂŝŶ͘
>ĞŌ ƚŽ ZŝŐŚƚ͗ :ĞƐƐŝĐĂ DĂŐŝĞ͕ ,ĂŶŶĂŚ ,Žůƚ͕ <ĂLJůĞĞ ŚŝůĚĞƌƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ^ŚĂĚŽǁ DĐ ĂŝŶ͘
dŚĞ ZƵƌĂů ůĞĐƚƌŝĐ zŽƵƚŚ dŽƵƌ ŝƐ ĂŶ ĂŶŶƵĂů ǁĞĞŬͲůŽŶŐ ĞǀĞŶƚ ŝŶ :ƵŶĞ͕ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĂůŵŽƐƚ ϭ͕ϲϬϬ ŚŝŐŚ ƐĐŚŽŽů ũƵŶŝŽƌƐ ĨƌŽŵ ĂĐƌŽƐƐ ƚŚĞ hŶŝƚĞĚ ^ƚĂƚĞƐ ĐŽŶǀĞŶĞ ŝŶ tĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ͕ ͘ ͘ dŚĞ KŬůĂŚŽŵĂ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ůĞĐƚƌŝĐ ŽŽƉĞƌĂƟǀĞƐ ;K Ϳ ĂŶĚ Ϯϱ ƌƵƌĂů ĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐ ĐŽŽƉĞƌĂƟǀĞƐ ĂĐƌŽƐƐ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂƚĞ ƐƉŽŶƐŽƌ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ĨƌŽŵ KŬůĂŚŽŵĂ ƚŽ ƚŚŝƐ ĞǀĞŶƚ ĞĂĐŚ LJĞĂƌ͘ dŚĞ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƚŽƵƌ ŝƐ ƚŽ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ Ă ŵƵůƟƚƵĚĞ ŽĨ ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ ƚŽ ŽƵƚƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ LJŽƵŶŐ ƉĞŽƉůĞ͕ ĂůůŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŵ ƚŽ͗ x ĞƩĞƌ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ǀĂůƵĞƐ ŽĨ ƌƵƌĂů ĞůĞĐƚƌŝĮĐĂƟŽŶ͘ x BĞĐŽŵĞ ŵŽƌĞ ĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŚŝƐƚŽƌŝĐĂů ĂŶĚ ƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŶĂƟŽŶ͛Ɛ ĐĂƉŝƚĂů ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ǀŝƐŝƚƐ ƚŽ ŵŽŶƵŵĞŶƚƐ͕ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ŽĸĐĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŽƉĞƌĂƟǀĞ ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐ͘ x sŝƐŝƚ ĞůĞĐƚĞĚ ŽĸĐŝĂůƐ ƚŽ ďĞƩĞƌ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚ ŚŽǁ ƚŚĞ ĨĞĚĞƌĂů ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ŽƉĞƌĂƚĞƐ͘
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x >ĞĂƌŶ ůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶ ƐŬŝůůƐ ǁŚŝůĞ ŐĂŝŶŝŶŐ ŶĞǁ ĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ ĂŶĚ ĂĐƋƵĂŝŶƚĂŶĐĞƐ͘
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ϮϬϭϱ KŬůĂŚŽŵĂ zŽƵƚŚ dŽƵƌ ^ƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ
August 2015 - 4
WŽŝŶƚƐ ŽĨ ŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚ ƚŚŝƐ LJĞĂƌ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚ͗ ƚŚĞ >ŝŶĐŽůŶ͕ sŝĞƚŶĂŵ͕ <ŽƌĞĂŶ͕ ĂŶĚ tŽƌůĚ tĂƌ // DĞŵŽƌŝĂůƐ͖ ƌůŝŶŐƚŽŶ ĞŵĞƚĞƌLJ͖ &ŽƌĚ͛Ɛ dŚĞĂƚƌĞ͖ >ŝďƌĂƌLJ ŽĨ ŽŶŐƌĞƐƐ͖ h͘^͘ DĂƌŝŶĞ ^ƵŶƐĞƚ WĂƌĂĚĞ͖ DŽƵŶƚ sĞƌŶŽŶ͖ ŽŶŐƌĞƐƐŝŽŶĂů ^Ƶŵŵŝƚ͖ ,ŽůŽĐĂƵƐƚ DƵƐĞƵŵ͖ ƚŚĞ tĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ DŽŶƵŵĞŶƚ͖ Ă ƚŽƵƌ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĂƉŝƚŽů ǁŝƚŚ ŽŶŐƌĞƐƐŵĂŶ DƵůůŝŶ͖ ĂŶĚ ŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƐŝƚĞƐ ĂƐ ǁĞůů͘ ĂĐŚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ĐĂŵĞ ďĂĐŬ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŶĞǁĨŽƵŶĚ ƌĞƐƉĞĐƚ ĂŶĚ ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ŐƌĞĂƚ ŶĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƌĞĂůŝnjĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŚŽǁ ƉƌŝǀŝůĞŐĞĚ ǁĞ ĂƌĞ ƚŽ ůŝǀĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ hŶŝƚĞĚ ^ƚĂƚĞƐ ŽĨ ŵĞƌŝĐĂ͘ &Žƌ ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚŝƐ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ƚƌŝƉ͕ LJŽƵ ŵĂLJ ǀŝƐŝƚ ŽƵƌ ǁĞďƐŝƚĞ Ăƚ ǁǁǁ͘ĐŽŽŬƐŽŶŚŝůůƐ͘ĐŽŵ͕ Žƌ ĐĂůů ŽŶŶĂ ZŚŽĚĞƐ͕ zŽƵƚŚ dŽƵƌ ŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌ͕ Ăƚ ϴϬϬͲϯϮϴͲϮϯϲϴ͘